Welcome to Sportstar‘s live coverage of the second day of the second round of the 2021-22 season of the Ranji Trophy.

Bengal vs Hyderabad | Y. B. Sarangi: Rookie wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel hit his second successive half-century to help Bengal post a respectable total in its first innings on the opening day of its Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Hyderabad at the Barabati Stadium here on Thursday. Thanks to the 19-year-old’s breezy knock (73, 62b, 10×4), Bengal, inserted in, recovered from a precarious 116 for six to score 242.

In reply, Hyderabad, which restricted Bengal with the assistance of left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan’s five-for, was at 15 for two at stumps.

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Saurashtra vs Odisha | Chirag Jani and Arpit Vasavada will look to pile further misery on the Odisha bowlers. Jani is on 125 and Vasavada on 51. Saurashtra are 325/4 and will look to get at least a 100 more before they even start thinking of a declaration.

Railways vs Pondicherry | Lalith Kalidas: Good morning from Guru Nanak College ground. Day 2 will begin with Pondy at 284/5 – hopes pinned on Dogra who stands on 107*. Railways has its task cut out in the first hour. With another 80-100 on board, it will have a hard climb in its first innings.

Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh | S. Dipak Ragav: There has been some rain overnight and the ground staff are hard at work since morning trying to get the ground. Could be a delayed start here at Guwahati…

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The second day of the second round of India’s premier red-ball competition begins today.

All 38 teams will be in action, including defending champion Saurashtra, which squares off against Odisha in Ahmedabad. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane will once again be in action. They will be keen on extending their form from last game.

In another clash, Tamil Nadu, the Vijay Hazare Trophy runner-up, will play Chhattisgarh in Guwahati (Preview).